Switching in new gyp version (which changes 'none' back to how it was before)...

chrome/installer/installer.gyp

 {
   'variables': {
     'version_py': '../../chrome/tools/build/version.py',
     'version_path': '../../chrome/VERSION',
     'lastchange_path': '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/build/LASTCHANGE',
     # 'branding_dir' is set in the 'conditions' section at the bottom.
   },
   'includes': [
     '../../build/common.gypi',
   ],
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             'util/work_item_list_unittest.cc',
           ],
           'msvs_settings': {
             'VCManifestTool': {
               'AdditionalManifestFiles': '$(ProjectDir)\\mini_installer\\mini_installer.exe.manifest',
             },
           },
         },
         {
           'target_name': 'installer_util_strings',
-          'type': 'none',
+          'type': 'dummy_executable',
           'msvs_guid': '0026A376-C4F1-4575-A1BA-578C69F07013',
           'actions': [
             {
               # TODO(sgk):  Clean this up so that we pass in the
               # file names to the script instead of having it hard-code
               # matching path names internally.
               'action_name': 'installer_util_strings',
               'inputs': [
                 'util/prebuild/create_string_rc.py',
                 '../app/generated_resources.grd',
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       'variables': {
          'branding_dir': '../app/theme/google_chrome',
       },
     }, { # else branding!="Chrome"
       'variables': {
          'branding_dir': '../app/theme/chromium',
       },
     }],
   ],
 }